cw Ultima is this a good box

[swh59]

any one have any comments on the news cw Ultima pvr stb i am looking for some thing cheap to replace my cs 4000 any pros and con on this box?

[dirtywill2001]

its a pretty nice box...easy to use and setup. its just like an 800 w/ an NES emulator that has about 1100 games and avi playback capability to keep you busy during ecm's and the upcoming n3. the pvr records in mpg format instead of gts format for easy playback on a computer.
the only cons i can think of are the game controls that are included are a little short but a set of serial cord extenders should solve that

[swh59]

Originally Posted by dirtywill2001

its a pretty nice box...easy to use and setup. its just like an 800 w/ an NES emulator that has about 1100 games and avi playback capability to keep you busy during ecm's and the upcoming n3. the pvr records in mpg format instead of gts format for easy playback on a computer.
the only cons i can think of are the game controls that are included are a little short but a set of serial cord extenders should solve that

SOUNDS GOOD BUT HOW GOOD IS THE SUPPORT FOR THIS UNIT I GOT A OLD CS 4000 AND IT BEEN DOWN ALL MOST 2 WEEKS WITH WHATS SEEMS TO BE NO SUPPORT AT ALL. HOW FAST DO THEY MAKE NEW BINS FOR THE CW ECT I WANTED TO GET A HD BOX BUT DUE TO N3 COMING UP DIDNT WANT TO PUT TO MUCH MONEY INTO A BOX THE PRICE SEEMS TO BE OK I CAN DEAL WITH LOSING THIS MUCH IN CASE N3 CAnt be hacked all so got my buddy the satelite installer getting m a biger dish so i can get the true fta so i got a back up i was looking into a pansat 3500 but seen this box and the lower price and the pvr kind of lok good to me only concern now is how good is he support now and into the furture

[dirtywill2001]

cw support has been pretty good...relatively quick. and here lately w/o ecm's theyve been releasing bins adding the features ive liked from the 800 as well. it seems like they never quit working even when no ecm's are in effect

[swh59]

Originally Posted by dirtywill2001

cw support has been pretty good...relatively quick. and here lately w/o ecm's theyve been releasing bins adding the features ive liked from the 800 as well. it seems like they never quit working even when no ecm's are in effect

thanks for the info just order the box next week i should be back up and running

[creativegenius]

Let us know what you think of it - once you get it.

Creative Genius

[arboristman]

nice.the big advantage with this one,is it records directly to mpeg.
no more conversions.just burn or author with nero first to dvd and done.
cw did a nice thing here.

[swh59]

Originally Posted by arboristman

nice.the big advantage with this one,is it records directly to mpeg.
no more conversions.just burn or author with nero first to dvd and done.
cw did a nice thing here.

that's what sold me on this box and the low price of 117 shiped and soon as n3 is fixed i be looking for anouter box but by saterday my bud will have my new dish up and i use the cs 4000 for fta and run it till it craps out